Ping
‘If people protest, they are punished’
“You came too late,” one young man said. “Journalists came, we had many conversations. And still, nothing happened.”
The Turkish government estimates that 15,000 people will have to be resettled from the valley when the waters come, though opponents of the dam believe the total number of displaced residents is closer to 50,000. Some, including Fatima Salkan, say they were paid below market rates for their homes, leaving their future uncertain.
“We tried to protest but we could not, because they’ll call you a terrorist,” Salkan said. “If people protest, they are punished.”
Submerge Islam forever.
Funny thing about limestone caves. They are created by flowing water that dissolves and erodes the limestone away. They often go on and on through very tight passages impossible for a man to get through and so impossible to explore.
Those limestone caves may lead to the sea.
If so, this dam may not fill up to expected levels or may not fill at all.
From New England today-
Today, the Quabbin Reservoir is 39 square miles of gorgeous lake landscape. It holds 412 billion gallons of water, picking up another 1.6 billion for every inch of rainfall. It continues to serve as an irreplaceable water supply for eastern Massachusetts residents. Though it is no longer the largest manmade source of water in the world, it is still among the largest in the region. The last of the towns’ residents moved out in late 1938
Too bad it isn’t Istanbul.
It’s a damned shame honestly. None the less, the power generation potential is significant, and other people will be helped with access to electricity.
Beyond the people displaced, I hate seeing known and quite likely unknown antiquities destroyed.
Not totally unlike the four towns that were flooded to created the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts in the 1930s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quabbin_Reservoir#History
I wish the Turkish dictator was submerged forever. Here's a serving suggestion...
It is being submerged because of a dam.
although it starts like a global warming drama.
I love fishing over structure! J/K
I bet the new dam is causing climate change and flooding this poor woman. We must give her at least $1,000,000,000,000 dollars to make up for our USA-privilege.
Did the environmental wackos protest the dam because of the snail darter? Or did they get shot for protesting?